Category Archives: Tucson, Arizona Shooting, 2011

Holier than thou Leftists, and I include liberals and Democrats in this general category, assure themselves and anyone that will listen that only they are blessed with a social conscious and care about the well being of “the people” while the other side (conservatives, Republicans, or, more generally, the Right), only care about “its” politically and economically elite base. Do not be fooled! For most, though certainly not all, Leftists, the goal is political ascension and its accompanying benefits (wealth and power), and anything they do and say is just a means to this end. This includes making their fellow man into nothing more than their personal stepping stone. Any sympathy and empathy most Leftists may claim to have for their fellow man is false, and any tears they may shed for him being those of crocodiles. This is a certainty crystallized in cataclysmic times, which the most astute on the Left are ever ready to exploit for their own agenda.

In fact, it seems many of these individuals have a sadistic, ruthless, anthropophagus hunger for catastrophes that present them a smorgasbord of human victims to satisfy their Machiavellian political hunger. One example is Democratic strategist Mark Penn who told Chris Matthews in November 2010 that President Obama needs an Oklahoma City bombing-style event to allow him to reconnect with voters and fight Republican political resurgence. Like cannibals steeping in and gorging on the blood and flesh of their prey, many Leftists dine upon the casualties of calamity to nourish their lust for political prominence. Hence, the apparently automatic reaction to Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona by many Leftists who, like Penn, see in tragedy the perfect platform from which to provoke opposition against their hated Right-wing, especially conservative, foes, paving the way for electoral victory. In a desperate attempt to rid themselves of the bitterness of their intellectual and political poverty and failure and feed their void for political relevance and power, these Leftists thus immediately began feasting on the barely fallen victims of Loughner’s fury, exploiting and politicizing their deaths by pinning the blame for it on the Right.

More specifically, Leftists have blamed the latter’srhetoric and imagery, particularly that of prominent conservative talk show hosts, the Tea Party and specific conservatives, like Sarah Palin, defining it as divisive, hateful, extremist and inciting, and thus leading to real, violence against Leftists, especially Democrats, and therefore those who produce it are responsible for any violence against those whom it is directed. This is not only desperate palaver from perfunctory people but also question begging. On one hand, the benchmark by which this communication is defined as such is not set by any objective, universally realized consensus but rather by the Leftists making these allegations, subject to their political motivations, and therefore is not something on which we can base objective truth. These Leftists then, with few exceptions, only hold accountable and chastise their ideological and political opponents for employing this speech and imagery while their use by fellow Leftist comrades receives no such reprimand and may even be at least tacitly or silently endorsed by them. If these Leftists truly care to end such tragedies then they would universally and unequivocally rebuke the use of rhetoric and imagery they believe encourages and/or leads to them; that they do not do this proves their response to such events is a matter of political opportunism rather than genuine concern for the victims and their families and friends and desire to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. On the other hand, and most importantly, not one violent act has ever been successfully attributed, directly or indirectly, to the language or imagery used by anyone on the Right. This link, rather, is simply the fallacious and unproven allegation of those on the Left who then try passing it off as an objective, empirical truth to further their political agenda.

This agenda is rather straight forwards. These Leftists cannot progress their old, tired, failed and rejected political vision through intelligent, intellectual and rational means and thus desperately engage in cold, callous, calculating, cannibalistic, manipulative exploitation of tragedy, including the use of lies, fear mongering, blood libeling, well poisoning and character assassination, to foment and further irrational opposition against those holding contesting beliefs and ideologies. An opposition that, if we follow liberal logic, will only manufacture the same type of violent activity they claim to abhor, condemn and want to end. There are reports now that death threats against Palin has reached unprecedented levels. Perhaps we should blame liberals for their demonization, lies and quote mining of Palin, particularly after the Tucson shooting.

Jared Lee Loughner, suspected shooter at a Tucson, Arizona Safeway store that killed at least 6 people and injured another 14 on January 8, 2011, is an atheist. Does this prove atheism leads to mental illness? Does this prove atheism inspires murder and/or violent acts? Atheists will be no doubt be quick to say, perhaps even scream, that it does not; there are atheists who may even become angry or enraged over the very suggestion or question.

Think back, however, to April of 2009 when self professed Christian Youtub user Anthony Powell murdered Asia McGowan, a girl with whom he was obsessed, before taking his own life on the campus of Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. Many of you may not remember or even know of this incident as it received minimal coverage in the mainstream media. It was, however, a sensation among atheists on the web. If you are unfamiliar with this tragedy, search for it on Google and/or Youtube. Many atheists to this day exploit this tragedy to rage against religion. These individuals are quick to not only point out Powell’s Christianity but also fallaciously assert that this proves religion if it does not cause mental illness certainly nurtures it by, among other things, encouraging people to stay clear from professional, medical treatment of such illness. These are just some examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Many have also found it appropriate to blame Youtuber VenomFangX for the murder-suicide because Powell was a fan of his. Some have blamed VenomFangX more directly while others take the indirect route, implying a connection.

Many atheists are quick to point the finger at religion, or some particular religion, for allowing and/or encouraging the crimes or violent behavior of a person who happens to hold religious views. These atheists cannot provide any substantive evidence or logical reason for such a conclusion, which, it seems, is merely the product of their irrational anti religion prejudice and hate. Thus, if we are to apply this same logic, perhaps atheism should be blamed for the crimes and violence committed by atheists. In Loughner we have an atheist whose Myspace and Youtube accounts paint a picture of a psychologically disturbed man vehemently and militantly against religion, God and the US government. Upon this hate, Loughner’s motivation and justification for his murder spree was founded. Though their precise philosophical foundations may have differed somewhat, we have seen many atheists just like Loughner in the past. Pekka-Eric Auvinen, Ted Bundy, Jeffery Dahmer, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, Cho Seung-Hui, Matti Saari, and Russell Williams, to name a few.

Is it now fair and time to put the blame on atheism for encouraging and fomenting the thoughts and actions that lead atheists to engage in criminal and violent behavior in the same way atheists have blamed religion? After all, the common thread among these atheists is their atheism.